Desk attachment.



No. 782,158. PATENTED FEB. 7, 1905. H. H. MILLER.

DESK ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATIOF nun we. 5. 1904.

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DESK ATTACHMENT.

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UNITED STATES Patented February '7, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

DESK ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,158, dated February'7, 1905.

Application filed August 5, 1904. Serial No. 219,666.

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Be it known that 1, HARTFORD .H. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Palestine, in the county of Anderson and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful lmprm'ements in Desk Attachments;and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to attachments for desks.

it has for its object to promote convenience in the use of a type-writeror the like in connection with a desk by providing means for supportingthe same attached to the desk and which may be used in differentpositions relative to said desk.

The invention consists, broadly, of a shelf or support pivoted or hingedto one corner of the desk and having means to secure it at severaldifferent positions relative to the desk.

The invention also consists in mounting a revolving support for atype-writer, books, &c., upon the main shelf or support, the combinationof said revoluble support with means for adjusting the main support insuch relation to the desk as will permit the former to be revolved, andin certain other details of construction and combinations of parts, ashereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of an ordinarydesk with my shelf or support attached and thrown around at the side inposition to be used by some one seated beside the occupant of the desk.Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view with the mainsupport swung around in front of the desk in reach of the occupant, thecatch being adjusted so as to permit the supplemental ievolubly-mountedsupport to revolve without coming in contact with the desk, part of thedesk being shown in section. Fig. 4 is an end view of the parts shown inFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a reverse plan view of the main shelf or support inposition in Fig. 1. Fig.

b 1s a sectional view on the line a; .r of Fig.

1 through the center of the revoluble support; and Fig. T is a sectionalview on the line ;I 3 of Fig. 5, showing more particularly theconstruction of the catch for locking the shelf in its position at theside of the desk and its operating means.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, at the right-hand forwardcorner, preferably, of a desk 1 I hinge or pivot by any suitable means,such as three hinges 2, a vertical plate or board 3, braced by bracketsf and a brace 5, to the upper edge of which is secured the main supportor shelf 6. Said main support or shelf, as well as the vertical plate,may be made of metal or wood of the required strength. Said main supportor shelf has an upwardly-projecting pin 7, upon which is mounted torevolve a supplemental support 8, the same turning on washers 9.

On the under side of the shelf 6, near its juncture with the verticalplate 3, is slidably mounted a strip or plate 10, preferably of sheetmetal. Said strip has a bent-out portion 11 to escape contact with thebracket and is secured to the shelf6 by screws or bolts 12, adapted towork in slots 13 when the strip is actuated by grasping thedownwardlycurved handhold or grip 1 t. To the other end of the strip isfastened a cord or wire 15, also attached to a spring catch or bolt 16,secured to the vertical plate 3, and adapted to engage a socketpiece 17on the side of the desk. By pulling the grip 14: the bolt is withdrawn,permitting the shelf to be turned around in front of the desk. Anotherstrip or plate-like member 18 is pivoted at one edge and to the underside of the shelf 6. It has a grip or handhold 19, similar to one on thestrip 10, formed on its edge nearest the edge of the shelf, and in itsother edge are a series of notches 20. A stud or pin 21 is engaged by aflat spring 22, carried between two pins 23 in the shelf. Said springtends to withdraw the strip or plate 18 and hold it beneath said shelfout of the way, while an L-shaped stop, also fastened to the undersurface of the shelf, prevents said plate from being withdrawn too farfrom the edge of said shelf. A small plate A is fastened to the innercorner of the desk and is adapted cured to said vertical member, asocket-piece said support comprising a vertical plate and to engageeither of the notches in the edge l of the strip 18 to lock the shelf indifferent positions in front of the desk, as' when the occupant of thedesk wishes to use what is carried thereby. As shown in Fig. 3, it maybe desired to revolve the supplemental support, in which case the mainsupport or shelf is secured a little distance out from the desk topermit the corners of said revoluble support to pass. Shallow holes maybe made in the upper surface of the revolubly-mounted support to receivethe feet of a type-writer, or said support may be used to hold books orthe like.

I am aware that changes may be made in my invention without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof. 1 thereforereserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scopeof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with adesk, of a shelf or support pivoted to acorner of said desk,

a horizontal plate braced together, a bolt sesecured to the desk andmeans secured to the horizontal member to release said bolt from saidsocket-piece.

2. The combination, with a desk, of a shelf or support pivoted to acorner of said desk, said support comprising a vertical plate and ahorizontal plate braced together, a bolt secured to said verticalmember, a socket-piece secured to the desk and means to release saidbolt from said socket-piece comprisinga strip slidably mounted on thehorizontal member and having a handhold on one end and means connectingsaid strip and bolt.

3. The combination, with a desk, of a shelf or support pivoted to acorner of said desk, a strip or arm pivoted tosaid shelf, said armhaving a handhold on one edge and a series of notches in the other, aplate secured to the front of the desk and adapted to engage saidnotches, and means to automatically return said arm to its normalposition when disengaged from said plate.

4:. The combination with a desk, of a shelf or support pivoted to acorner of said desk, means to secure said shelf at the side of the desk,a lug secured to the desk and a springpressed arm having a series ofnotches each adapted to engage said lug whereby said shelf may be lockedat difierent points in front of the desk, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARTFORD H. MILLER.

W'itnesses:

JOHN HOWARD, J. W. OZMENT.

